Austin Bush

+351 915275125

austinbushphotography@gmail.com

I am a writer and photographer based in Lisbon, Portugal.

After graduating from the University of Oregon in 1999 with a degree in linguistics, I received a scholarship to study Thai at Chiang Mai University, and have remained in Thailand ever since.

My images have been published in magazines, newspapers, books and websites including the BBC, Bon Appétit, CNN Travel, Condé Nast Traveler, Culinary Backstreets, Dill, Eater, Lonely Planet, Los Angeles Times, Lucky Peach, National Geographic, the New York Times, Olive, PUNCH, Saveur, Time, TASTE, Travel + Leisure, VICE, The Wall Street Journal Asia and the Washington Post.

I write and photograph for Lonely Planet and have contributed text and photos to more than 30 guidebooks and trade books.

I took the photos for all of Andy Ricker’s Pok Pok books: Pok Pok, The Drinking Food of Thailand and Pok Pok Noodles (10 Speed Press).

The Food of Northern Thailand (Clarkson Potter), which I wrote and photographed, was a finalist for the 2019 James Beard Foundation Book Awards and shortlisted for the 2019 Art of Eating Prize. Early 2024 will see the release of its successor, The Food of Southern Thailand, on W. W. Norton & Company.